News: digital

Reading Agency project to bring latest VR technology to 15 libraries

The latest augmented and virtual reality technology will be brought to 15 libraries across the country next summer, as part of a new project to... Read more

McLean wins £20k Kindle Storyteller Award

Thriller author Rachel McLean has won the £20,000 Kindle Storyteller Award for her novel The Corfe Castle Murders after a "record number" of submissions. ... Read more

Graham Norton Book Club podcast returns for second series on Audible

"The Graham Norton Book Club" podcast is returning for a second series on Audible on 25th October with guests including Dave Grohl, Margaret Atwood and Matt Haig.... Read more

Digital opportunities pave way for mergers and acquisitions, Frankfurt fair hears

International publishing companies are looking to acquire businesses with large digital presences and arms "complementary to books" as the industry moves slowly towards digitisation, attendees at... Read more

Jessica Kingsley launches children's mental health podcast

Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP) is launching a new podcast supporting the mental health of children and teens called "Our Kids in Mind". ... Read more

Nugent, Hession and Haughton headline Irish Book Week

Liz Nugent, Rónán Hession and Chris Haughton are among authors who will be headlining Irish Book Week, which is running as a hybrid event across... Read more

New poetry festival Push The Boat Out launches in Edinburgh

A new poetry festival is launching in Edinburgh this month, operating as a hybrid event on a mission to "change perceptions of poetry". Read more

DK partners with Kahoot! to improve digital learning

DK is partnering with educational gaming platform Kahoot! to improve digital learning. Read more

Henderson joins Vertebrate as indie expands digital business

Shona Henderson has been appointed digital products manager at Sheffield-based Vertebrate Publishing, which is expanding its digital business. Read more

PRH chief executive Dohle joins FutureBook line-up

Penguin Random House chief executive Markus Dohle is to be interviewed at FutureBook 21, The Bookseller's publishing conference, as part of an expansive programme of talks... Read more

BBC and 9 Story Media Group bring A Kind of Spark to UK screens

Elle McNicoll's A Kind of Spark (Knights Of) will be brought to UK screens in a live action series, following a partnership with BBC Children's and 9... Read more

Rosen joins National Poetry Day as billboards go up around country

A live digital event with Michael Rosen is among a raft of celebrations taking place for National Poetry Day today (7th October). Read more

Unbound celebrates best ever results in September

Crowdfunding publisher Unbound recorded its best ever trade results last month, with sales across print and digital up 31% in the UK and soaring 94%... Read more

Farshore adopts 'total audio' strategy

Farshore has adopted a "total audio" strategy which will see the imprint publish an audiobook for every narrative book published in print. ... Read more